What are Detox Diets and How Are They Different?

There are many types of diets to choose from, so what’s so special about detox diets? First of all, Detox is short for detoxification. The goal is to detoxify or clean out your body. That’s why you will also hear about “cleanse” diets, which mean pretty much the same...

Benefits of Smoothies for Health

hh Smoothie kiosks, restaurants and pre-packaged smoothie drinks are available everywhere. The fruity drink has become a favorite for many, and with the numerous health benefits it’s easy to see why. Today you can find countless food chains that offer smoothies. However,...

Cheesy Herb Breadsticks

One of my favorite comforts, is bread sticks.  Great with pasta night or just by themselves. Ingredients: Warm water - 2 cups Dry active yeast - 1 Tablespoon White Sugar (Granulated Sugar) - 2 Table Spoons Olive oil - 1/4 cup Garlic - 1 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning...

Caramel Apple Crumble Pie

This recipe has three parts; the crust, filling and crumb topping.  And it is all good. Ingredients: For the Pie Filling apples, (I like Fuji and green apples mixed) - 6 cups thinly sliced and peeled. ( almost chopped) White Sugar (Granulated Sugar) - 1/2 Cup flour...

Quick and easy homemade pizza

This is one of our family’s favorite meals.  My problem is that I am not so organized nor psychic enough to know if we want pizza the next day enough to go through the trouble of making a pizza dough that needs to be refrigerated overnight.  So I came...

Do Everything French bread

This is one of the most versatile and easy bread recipes going.  French bread Ingredients: Warm water - 1 1/2 Cups Instant yeast - 3/4 of Tables spoon ( 1 Tablespoon of active dry yeast) White Sugar (Granulated Sugar) - 2...

The Best Muscle Food

When the subject of the best muscle food comes up, we have to remember that protein is the body's main building blocks for muscles and tissues. Proteins, along with carbohydrates and fats, are the body's three fuels necessary to sustain life. However, proteins are the...